Kitesoul Magazine #13 English Edition

Depero and Keith Haring.
Kite Free
These are art works not related
to any specific subject matter,
they arise from fantasy sailing
at 360° in total freedom of
expression and free from any
pre-existing structure. There
are kites which have been commissioned
under this project as
well kites born from inspiration
by specific people, dedicated to
them and belonging to them.
Realisation
I adopt a consolidated modus
operandi. The beginning is an
idea that turns into the thought
of the picture. The latter
gets then drawn by hand or by
computer. With the final draft, I
proceed to the realization of the
die on a 1.1 scale then through
different methods, depending
on its complexity and size, I reproduce
it with the fabric (spinnaker).
The last step is to bring
everything on the kite. I never
make an accurate calculation of
the time it takes to make a kite.
On average it takes about one
hundred hours for each kite,
except the time between the
initial idea and its mental processing.